Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Sunday game against the San Antonio Spurs.
Lightly-used reserve Kel'el Ware, a 7-foot rookie, tied his career high with 25 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots as the host Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 128-107 on Sunday afternoon.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs lost to the Miami Heat 128-107. San Antonio was outscored 46-27 in the third en route to the loss versus Miami. Victor Wembanyama finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Harrison Barnes had 10, and Chris Paul had 10 and nine assists.
Rozier will come off the bench in Thursday's game against the Bucks. The veteran guard drew the start for Tyler Herro (groin) during Tuesday's loss to Portland, though he'll retreat to the bench in Herro's return.
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The San Antonio Spurs CEO recently shared update on the Hall of Famer head coach Gregg Popovich after he suffered a mild stroke last year.
Indiana’s Rick Carlisle has coached more games against San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich than anyone else. They’ve had 87 head-to-head matchups, including playoffs.
Wembanyama was born and raised in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, a western Paris suburb, and has made it a focus this week to introduce his teammates to Parisian culture and the life he led before he became the NBA Rookie of the Year and likely next face of the league.
PARIS – Legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is “attacking his rehab with the same resilience” after suffering a stroke in November that he’d shown on the bench, chief executive RC Buford said, but his return to the team this season remains in question.
Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 116-107 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night at Kaseya Center to close its three-game homestand at 1-2 and fall back to .500.
Tyler Herro will miss his first game of the season on Tuesday as the Miami Heat go to battle with the Portland Trail Blazers.